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  *龍* | 龍* | *龍
Chinese dragon; loong / (fig.) emperor / dragon / (bound form) dinosaur
HSK 3
dragon boat / imperial boat
HSK 7-9
Longjing, a county-level city in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州, Jilin
Longmen, a county in Huizhou City 惠州市, Guangdong
Longwen, a district of Zhangzhou City 漳州市, Fujian
Sauropus spatulifolius Beille (shrub of the Euphorbiaceae family)
Longtan district of Jilin city 吉林市, Jilin province / see also 龍潭|龙潭 / Longtan or Lungtan township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县, north Taiwan
Longhai, a district of Zhangzhou City 漳州市, Fujian
Longhu, a district of Shantou City 汕頭市|汕头市, Guangdong
double column surface grinding machine
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *龍* | 龍* | *龍
surname Long
cave / natural cavern (in limestone)
Nagarjuna (Nagarjuna Bodhisattva)
Longgang, a district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong
Longjing tea, aka Dragon Well tea, a high-quality pan-roasted green tea from the area of Longjing Village in Hangzhou, Zhejiang
Longquan Sword, legendary ancient Chinese sword of extraordinary craftsmanship
Longfeng district of Daqing city 大慶|大庆, Heilongjiang
dragon and phoenix
Longtan Ravine, scenic area in Xixia county 西峽縣|西峡县, Nanyang 南陽|南阳, Henan
Longquan, a county-level city in Lishui City 麗水市|丽水市, Zhejiang
longan fruit / dragon eye fruit / Dimocarpus longan (botany) / CL:
lobster
Longmenshan fault line, a tectonically active thrust fault line at the northwest boundary of the Sichuan basin
palace of the Dragon King at the bottom of the Eastern Sea
Longcheng district of Chaoyang city 朝陽市|朝阳市, Liaoning
Longzhou, a county in Chongzuo City 崇左市, Guangxi
Longmen county in Huizhou 惠州, Guangdong / mythical Dragon gate where a carp can transform into a dragon
Longshan culture / black pottery culture
outstanding people / water and fire (in Daoist writing)
Longyan, prefecture-level city in Fujian Province 福建省
Longhua, the name of numerous streets, railway stations, temples and city districts etc, notably Longhua Temple 龍華寺|龙华寺 in Shanghai and Longhua District 龍華區|龙华区 of Shenzhen, Guangdong
agave (genus of plants); (esp.) Agave americana / agave-based spirit; (esp.) tequila (distilled from blue agave, Agave tequilana)
tornado / hurricane / twister / cyclone
big boss / leader of a group / dominant (position)
Longan district of Anyang city 安陽市|安阳市, Henan
dragon's vein, terrain that looks like a dragon
to promote (to official position in former times)
Longtan district of Jilin city 吉林市, Jilin province
Longjiang county in Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔, Heilongjiang
Longshan District of Liaoyuan City 遼源市|辽源市, Jilin / Longshan County in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州
rough gentian / Japanese gentian (Gentiana scabra)
Longsheng Various Nationalities Autonomous County, in Guilin City 桂林市, Guangxi
Longwan district of Wenzhou city 溫州市|温州市, Zhejiang
Longgang district of Huludao city 葫蘆島市|葫芦岛市, Liaoning
dragon (as a decorative design)
dragon robe / emperor's court dress
dragon boat (used at 端午, the Dragon Boat Festival)
costume of minor characters in opera, featuring dragon designs / walk-on
Longmen Grottoes at Luoyang 洛陽|洛阳, Henan
lit. dragon's pool and tiger's den (idiom) / fig. dangerous place; hostile territory
emperor's body; emperor's physical condition
Longfeng district of Daqing city 大慶|大庆, Heilongjiang
black nightshade (Solanum nigrum)
flamboyant or bold cursive calligraphy (idiom)
dragon lantern
the Emperor's bed
dragon tree / Dracaena (botany)
lit. the dragon has nine sons (idiom); fig. all kinds of characters / good and bad intermingled / It takes all sorts to make a world.
decrepit / senile
lit. dragon soaring and tiger leaping (idiom) / fig. prosperous and bustling; vigorous and active
Longting district of Kaifeng city 開封市|开封市, Henan
Longling county in Baoshan 保山, Yunnan
Longchuan, a county in Heyuan City 河源市, Guangdong
asparagus / (Tw) young shoots of the chayote vine 佛手瓜
Longkou, a county-level city in Yantai City 煙台市|烟台市, Shandong
Longchuan county in Heyuan 河源, Guangdong / Ryongchon, town in North Korea
the dragon and phoenix are symbols of good fortune (idiom) / auspicious / decorated with auspicious symbols such as the dragon and the phoenix
old but still full of vitality (idiom)
Longsha district of Qiqihar city 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔, Heilongjiang
faucet; tap / bicycle handlebar / chief; boss (esp. of a gang) / (referring to a company) leader; front-runner / figurehead on the prow of a dragon boat 龍船|龙船
Nāgārjuna (c. 150-250 AD), Buddhist philosopher
Loongson (a family of general-purpose CPUs developed within China)
Longyou county in Quzhou 衢州, Zhejiang
lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
military strategy and tactics / the imperial guard
Longkan Shoujian, Chinese character dictionary from 997 AD containing 26,430 entries, with radicals placed into 240 rhyme groups and arranged according to the four tones, and the rest of the characters similarly arranged under each radical
Longling county in Baoshan 保山, Yunnan
Longli, a county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 黔南布依族苗族自治州, Guizhou
Longmatan district of Luzhou city 瀘州市|泸州市, Sichuan
Longting district of Kaifeng city 開封市|开封市, Henan
Longjiang county in Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔, Heilongjiang
lever-style guillotine decorated with a dragon's head at the hinged end, used to behead criminals related to the emperor
Longwan district of Wenzhou city 溫州市|温州市, Zhejiang
(idiom) powerful and imposing demeanor
Longgang district of Huludao city 葫蘆島市|葫芦岛市, Liaoning
Longshan County in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州
lit. dragons and snakes mingle (idiom) / fig. a mix of good people and scumbags
to harvest hurriedly before rain comes
water wheel

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